“**Cotton Mill**,” created by Clementine Hunter in 1953 in Natchitoches, United States, is an oil painting that falls under the art movements of Folk art and Outsider art. The dimensions of the artwork are 60.96 x 60.96 cm, and it belongs to the genre of genre painting, depicting ordinary scenes from everyday life.
The artwork portrays a pastoral scene reflecting simple life and labor. In the foreground, there is a figure dressed in blue and yellow, engaged in putting cotton into a small structure, likely representing a mill. An animal, perhaps a horse or mule, is positioned nearby, harnessed to a cart brimming with cotton. Another figure, seated on the cart, appears to hold a tool, perhaps to signal the animal to move or to collect the cotton. Two figures can be seen near or inside the mill, continuing their tasks. The background consists of a serene, green landscape under a clear sky with a few clouds. The initials “CH,” presumably for Clementine Hunter, are visible in the bottom right corner. The painting emanates a sense of tranquility and diligent labor, embodying the essence of rural life.
